Hi you two, they ARE good. I've inhaled three already! Usually raspberry but today strawberry.

Then for a healthier addition (and since it was almost 9 AM and DD needs to get up), a smoothie. A2 - as a baker, I always follow recipes to a T. With the VM, you learn you don't need to; you just add whatever you have in a certain order and if needed, add a little juice or water or other liquid if you need.

I am waiting for DH to come home to make our smoothies. He went for a bike ride - I was going to go but Friday, I had a wrestling match with a sock and the sock won - something out of place in my back and I look like I have bike shoes on when I am walking in regular shoes. LOL but hopefully better in a few days.

OldBat - those berries make it so pretty. I have some in the freezer to add.

So, today, I am making the multigrain bread recipe from the vitamin hand out but it is in my bread machine as I will need my container for the smoothies and soup. (I am hoping to make asparagus soup in VM)

oldbat-those look so good! Are they fool proof? ;) I might really have to get that book. We received some scones from a neighbor after we had our first child (10 years ago) and they were SO good - that was the first time I'd ever had one. I've never dared try to make them though. They bring back special memories and I might just give it a try since I love to bake!

Autumn.4 - yes, I'd call them foolproof. The dough is a little sticky so make sure you have a pastry scraper handy. (Great tool, am linking a picture of it in case anyone is not familiar). It makes cleanup a breeze.

A2 - hope you're feeling better. I've found my back goes when I'm really stressed AND not getting a lot of exercise. How was the multigrain bread?

Thanks trailrunner, rkb21. The kids prefer them rolled, with the jam.

AnnaA- how did the 'raw food oat protein cookie experiment' turn out? Those and Elena's cookies sound delish. And I'm going out on a limb here, but am willing to guess that's a dehydrator? I've never seen one before and would be interested in knowing more about how and why you use it.

Legallin - sorry, next time :)

Benlinus, desertdance- just so long as you have a source. I used to have a Dean and Deluca close by, and would swing in on the way to work each day for my coffee and scone. Sigh, just remembering how good those were makes me hungry....

Eleena - I will have to check out the healthy cookie site - I made my muffins this morning.

OldBat - I can't blame on not enough exercise - I am training for a half marathon - stress - I supposed to be retired, so why did I work 11 hours yesterday.... Hmmm
My back is doing better but frustrating as I was supposed to run or bike this morning.
I will check the link for your pastry scraper - I have one but it is not very big - I got is as a wedding present but never realized what it was until recently.

Today, I am going to try to make a veggie juice in my Vitamix. Looks like a punt recipe as I will use the veggies in my fridge plus maybe an orange to sweeten it a bit. Should prove interesting.

oldbat-you read my mind ;) thanks for the link to the scraper since I am that one 'that may not be familiar'. I really want to try it. I like to bake but have never really made my own dough from scratch, fillings yes but dough makes me panicky just thinking about it.

I am loving the pic of your blender and smoothies against the back drop of your backsplash too - what a happy space!

A2 - have you ever run the riverbank 25K (in GR)? It just popped in my head since it's this weekend. I am doing the 10k. The weather is usually not great for it but this year looks half way decent. Did your tomato basil soup turn out? I love that soup and if it did would you mind sharing the recipe? I've only had it in restaurants and never duplicated it at home.

Ob2b, the raw dehydrated cookies are wonderful! And yes, that's a dehydrator. We've used a Ronco circular unit for close to 20 years, drying mostly herbs and roses during the summer. The unit never heated evenly, so this year it joined my small appliance makeover list.

I am loving this model. We're stepping up our dehydrating menu this summer so we went with the full luxury model.

I'll second your pastry scraper recommendation. I've been working with Einkorn wheat flour; low gluten and tends to be sticky. On a whim I grabbed my scraper and did that ever help me to get my pie crust into the pan without tearing it. I'm a believer.

I really like Pamela's recipe for gluten free scones. I get her GF pancake mix from Amazon. The recipe is printed on the big pack or you can get it from her website. They are very easy to make and yummy.

Oldbat! I love those scones! They look so delish! Not fair tempting us with those yummy vitamix smoothies and scones. I now have permanent association because of my stupid typo and now your post that I will want to eat scones every time I switch on the bathroom sconces:)

Picked up a scraper this week...one step closer to giving it a whirl! Now I need to make sure I have all of the ingredients in the house!

A2-glad you are able to bike without irritating the injury. Our bodies are pretty good at telling us when to ditch things and move on to something else! I hope to someday bike with my hubby. Too hard for us both to do it right now with the kids ages. I can run in the dark (with my 'attack' goldendoodle) but biking not so much.